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Zoomboingding, 5 days ago (edited 5 days ago)

I thought the point of it was that it was more durable. The most common break was folding the screen the wrong way and snapping it in half. Is the pic above even a 2DS?

EDIT: That’s a 2DS XL. Looks like it would have all the problems of a 3DS.

Zoomboingding, 9 days ago

I enjoyed Cadence of Hyrule a lot more than Crypt of the Necrodancer for some reason. Maybe I just love the setting of Hyrule that much more. Probably just the overall polish on the game. But that’s an easy recommendation.

Zoomboingding, 10 days ago

Also Smash Bros Melee, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and Luigi’s Mansion. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle too, but that was a port with added features. Gamecube lineup was STACKED that year.

Zoomboingding, 16 days ago

SOMA is also fantastic

Zoomboingding, 19 days ago

Playing “RV There Yet” with friends. I’m replaying “DELTARUNE” and that game has me laughing out loud every 5 minutes (same goes for UNDERTALE). Also recently played the demo for “Yapyap” and laughed a bunch.

Zoomboingding, 22 days ago

This game is awesome. Me and two friends are only to mile 4 and I’m terrified at how much worse it’s going to get

Zoomboingding, 30 days ago

Yeah, it looks like a multiplayer Dungeon Draft, which is awesome. I hope people don’t just meticulously recreate major cities, but rather use the opportunity to reimagine what our settlements could look like.

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

They had that in Ruby/Sapphire

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

So, not a remake, but a throwback. The thing that really stood out to me was how bland the music was though. The HoMM series has such incredible music in every entry (maybe not in 6, haven’t played it), but these songs sound super generic. Still, the games are great and it’s awesome there’s a new entry.

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

“A delayed good can forever bad game eventually be rushed game but.” -Shiggy Miggy

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

The remaster should do more than a fan mod though

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

I mean, some production value beyond upscaling would be a start. Deus Ex isn’t some forgotten brand, it definitely warrants something like the System Shock remakes. High poly models, remastered animations, and modern lighting effects would be a reason to actually purchase this over the original.

Zoomboingding, 1 month ago

Hell yeah! I’ve actually been thinking that I haven’t heard from them in a while.

Zoomboingding, 2 months ago

Favorite in the series. But I’m just getting started with BL4 so my opinion may change.

Zoomboingding, 2 months ago

Coop mario Kart 64 versus mode

lol

Anyway, here’s a second for Soullock challenge. Can be very hilarious. Have to add Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga and Lego Harry Potter, awesome couch co-op.

Zoomboingding, 2 months ago

3 solid picks. Still need to play UFO50

Zoomboingding, 2 months ago

For vnovels, check out Katawa Shoujo. It has a great storyline and characters, and it’s free!

If you’re looking for a platformer I’d recommend Flipwitch - Forbidden Sex Hex

Zoomboingding, 2 months ago

Sorry We’re Open store.steampowered.com/app/…/Sorry_Were_Open/

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

Hell yeah PSO! My friends just got back into Phantasy Star Universe on the private Clemantine server. It’s glorious :D My top 3:

• Mother 3
• Outer Wilds
• Stardew Valley

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

My friend and I played split screen for years in high school on a tiny 12" CRT. I’ll never forget finally beating the Ruins on extreme difficulty. He had to revive me 10 times during the boss fight because one attack would always 1-shot me. It was a 15-minute white-knuckle struggle, and it was incredible.

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

I bet there’s private PSO servers you could hop back into. I’m currently playing PSU on Clemantine and it’s an amazing nostalgia experience.

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

Check out Outward. It has a Morrowind/Everquest kind of feel. It’s an offline RPG, but you can play co-op. You have to basically discover all the mechanics/secrets through trial and error or talking to NPCs, which makes it feel very old school.

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

Eh this lawsuit actually sounds like it has grounds… Tencent asked to make a spinoff, got rejected, then made it anyway.

Sony states that during the pitch meeting, Tencent did not disclose it was already working on Light of Motiram. According to the lawsuit, Sony rejected Tencent’s Horizon pitch in April 2024, stating that while it “greatly appreciated Aurora’s level of passion and the effort put into the pitch,” it would not be pursuing the partnership.

When Tencent did announce Light of Motiram in November 2024, Sony states in the lawsuit that its gameplay trailer did not feature any of the “Eastern-inspired clothing, aesthetics, and backdrops that Tencent pitched and instead copied Horizon whole cloth.”

Zoomboingding, 3 months ago

Always keeps you on your toes. System Shock 2 also had monsters able to respawn anywhere, so you were never 100% safe.

Zoomboingding, 4 months ago

The new contract ensures “safety guardrails” around AI, which includes “consent and disclosure requirements for AI digital replica use and the ability for performers to suspend consent for the generation of new material during a strike”.

Great to see. Now we’ll see if this actually ends all of the voice actor strikes in the industry. I know there were a bunch that started due to this strike but actually hinge on the company’s stance on allowing non-union members to remain non-union.

Zoomboingding, 4 months ago

The era of financing gooner skins for your waifu has arrived

Zoomboingding, 4 months ago

Rofl this is what I most disagreed with as well. 3DS certainly had some bangers, but I think many would list it among the weakest first-party lineups

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

We’ll have to see how Beast of Reincarnation turns out. Gamefreak’s other side games weren’t anything spectacular, except for Smart Ball.

youtu.be/H0r-Kap8kWI

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Highly recommended. It’s unintrusive and fast, and you only have to check it now and then to switch up your activity. Every time I go for a run or get groceries, I look forward to what I’ve found in game :D

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Have you played Prey? Only other game to scratch that same itch for me.

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Prey, System Shock 2, Outer Wilds, and Undertale are fully-realized microcosms where the primary game is unfolding the complex origami of the setting. All of them absolutely beautiful to experience.

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Haven’t actually played these two but from what I gather, they definitely fit the list!

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Yeah I think it became such a meme partially because the comic itself was out of place in CAD, but mostly for Buckley’s reputation. Plenty of other serial webcomics had similar range of tone and style.

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Yup, resolution is also way too high

Zoomboingding, 5 months ago

Check out Dragonsweeper! It’s a dungeoncrawler twist on minesweeper that also has a 100% determinable layout (once you understand the mechanics/behaviors)

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

Yup. Fan projects and indie games can fill this niche. Pokemon is the most profitable media franchise EVER. They should be innovating and improving, not chasing nostalgia.

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

Big appreciation for Undertale, which has 3 major endings but hundreds of variations for each. It’s nice to have the game acknowledge what you did and give you resolution.

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

Cave Story really isn’t a metroidvania. The path splits at points, but there’s very little choice where to explore. It’s just a platformer action shooter.

My favorite metroidvania has to be Aquaria. Vibes of the game are on point. The story is great for a game in that genre, and the traversal and combat are unique and tons of fun. Soundtrack is phenomenal.

Check out Gato Roboto if you want a metroidvania similar to Cave Story!

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

Chiming in with why I love SV: While the game itself is a new thing (well 9 years old at this point), it really feels like a product of an earlier time. And not just the graphics, music, gameplay, and plot. It lacks all the dark pattern mechanics and monetization that’s nearly inescapable in modern games. It just feels good to play, but always feels good to put down.

I just find the game endlessly charming. Every time I pick it up it reminds me of my childhood playing SNES.

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

The team is 22 people… so that’s definitely not AAA

Zoomboingding, 6 months ago

For all its shit with killing fan projects, tournaments, and frivolous lawsuits, this is actually a legitimate case.

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

Isn’t that background from the teaser for ES VI?

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

Well we can’t say they didn’t try.

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

Huh, this is 100% free. Looks like it’s a smaller version of Lunacid (which is $14)

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

No seriously though, there’s a lot of places it looks like a personal art project. But the aesthetic is awesome and the setting looks interesting.

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

Yeah I’m just going to stick on Win 10 for a while. Apparently the enterprise version is getting support for longer so maybe I’ll see if I can get on that.

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

I think most people are more upset about Nintendo pushing an $80 price tag for first party games. TotK put a bad taste in a lot of peoples’ mouths, but it was both a technical marvel and highly anticipated. People were beyond hyped about the game years before we learned about the increased price.

Mario Kart World was announced out of the blue, and while it looks like a ton of fun, it’s not the same kind of ‘I would be disappointed if I didn’t play it before I died’ as TotK. So a further bump in price for it just feels awful.

Zoomboingding, 7 months ago

Yup. I want to play Prime 4 and DK Bananza at some point. I don’t need to play them day 1, but I’ll want to play them eventually. And I’ll want to play the inevitable Pikmin 5 and Smash Bros 6.